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Is it normal for a 14 mos. old boy to play with his genitals, often?

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My 14 month old son has been putting his hand in his diaper when he goes down for a nap and at bedtime for about a month now. Lately, he has been doing it during the day when he plays. He'll just stick his hand in there and rest it on his genitals, he is usually sucking his thumb also. Is this normal, should I be stopping him from doing this?

My son is five and he's been doing it since he noticed he had genitals. All I can do is try to keep him from doing it in public. In his room or in the bathroom is fine with me, I just wish he wouldn't do it in front of company.

it is toats normal for little boys at this very very very very tender age to act this way i have five children the last two are boys ages 2 months and 18 months lets just say i got my tubes tied after are last birth so i am done with having children but one thing that i have defs learned 'bout little boys is that for some odd reason they just practiclly L-O-V-E just sticking their hand down there trust me i defs know what you are dealing with my 18 month old little boy just stopped doing it 2 months ago after a long bout with it it is toats normal so just don't worry your 14 month old is just being a regular little boy and doing what little boys do best for some really weird reason Aagan stopped at 16 months so i estimate that not too long from now your 14 month old will too!

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